Table 4. Results of one-way ANCOVAs.

	Main effects	F (1,35)	η2 p
MMSE	covariate	40.59	0.56***
	group	9.39	0.23**	CST-IT group > Active controls
ADAS-Cog	covariate	98.33	0.75***
	group	5.20	0.14*	CST-IT group < Active controls
Backward digit span task	covariate	2.07	0.08
	group	3.54	0.12^	CST group > Active controls
Narrative language test	covariate	27.05	0.47***
	group	1.91	0.06
Quality of life - Alzheimer's Disease Scale, people with dementia	covariate	107.01	0.77***
	group	3.22	0.09^^	CST group > Active controls
Quality of life - Alzheimer's Disease Scale, caregivers	covariate	122.55	0.82***
	group	<1
Social and emotional loneliness scale: total score	covariate	68.54	0.68***
	group	<1
Social and emotional loneliness scale: social loneliness	covariate	48.59	0.60***
	group	<1
Social and emotional loneliness scale: emotional loneliness	covariate	37.98	0.54***
	group	1.62	0.04
Cornell scale	covariate	32.97	0.51***
	group	<1
NPI – total score	covariate	53.54	0.62***
	group	4.98	0.63
NPI – distress score	covariate	118.09	0.80***
	group	<1
Disability Assessment for Dementia	covariate	78.82	0.81***
	group	<1

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001.

^{^}trend towards significance (p = 0.07);

^{^^}trend towards significance (p = 0.08).

MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; ADAS-Cog: Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale – Cognitive subscale; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory.